India News | Raj Guv, CM Condole Demise of Kalyan Singh

Jaipur, Aug 21 (PTI) Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Speaker C P Joshi, and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday condoled the demise of former state Governor Kalyan Singh.

Singh (89), the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and a senior BJP leader, died in Lucknow on Saturday night after prolonged illness.

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He had also served as the governor of Rajasthan from 2014 to 2019.

Singh was not only a big personality in politics, but mass leader. He worked with determination and respected relationships. His death marks the end of an era in the country's politics, Mishra said.

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Joshi too condoled Singh's death while Gehlot expressed deep grief and extended his condolences to the family members of the BJP leader.

In a tweet, Raje said: “I had a deep connection with Kalyan Singh ji. During my tenure as CM, he cooperated a lot in the development of Rajasthan as Governor.”

Former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and other leaders too condoled the death of Singh.

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